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News Release from: Linde Gas | Subject: REBOX flameless oxyfuel system
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 February 2008
Linde flameless oxyfuel rotary hearth
furnaces
The Ovako Hofors Works of Sweden has awarded the Linde Group the contract for a new rotary hearth furnace, equipped with a REBOX flameless oxyfuel system, for reheating of semis
This will be the third such oxyfuel-fired furnace in Hofors; the earlier installations were made in 1997 and 1998, later on upgraded to flameless oxyfuel operation Ovako is a leading European, long special steel products company
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 14 Feb 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The first installation of oxyfuel in a reheat furnace at Ovako was made by Linde 13 years ago.
Since then the majority of the furnaces in Hofors have been converted into all-oxyfuel operations.
In general, this has resulted in 35% increased heating capacity and 35% less fuel consumption.
Rebox flameless oxyfuel operation additionally leads to low NOX emission and high temperature uniformity.
The new rotary hearth furnace will play an important part in the Ovako production of materials for the growing wind-mill market.
The Gases Division of The Linde Group will deliver a turnkey installation project, including guaranteed capacity, emission levels and quality.
Commissioning is scheduled for February 2009.
Rebox oxyfuel solutions are employed in over 110 reheat and annealing furnaces.
The use of oxyfuel will further improve important parameters such as fuel consumption, throughput capacity, and emission levels.
Compared to air fuel solutions, oxyfuel can boost production throughput up to 50%, equally reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emission by 50%.
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